Struggle in Russia

In fact, it is no secret that Austria looks down on Prussia. For Austrians, Prussians are little brothers or followers. They naturally feel that they want to be Prussian. but? The Prussians don’t think so. Although they were not as good as the Habsburgs back then, they were indeed their followers and younger brothers, but they had ambitions!

Especially when the goods of Frederick the Great were started, it did not put the Habsburg family in the eyes. When Maria Theresa took over as the Archduke of Austria and the Queen of the Holy Roman Empire, Frederick the Great was strong. Killed Silesia.

From that moment on, the German brothers turned directly against each other. So even after Frederick the Great died, even the rise of Napoleon made life difficult for Prussia and Austria, and they had to join hands to meet the enemy, but to be honest, it was a bit of a different dream.

Anyway, these two brothers are always not so harmonious, and this is the reason why Russia can gradually take the initiative in the Holy League. Who will let these two things disagree!

At this time, Duke Alexander also believed that Prussia should be drawn to deal with Schwarzenberg.

“…I believe that the Prussians should be interested in digging the corner of Austria. If we can work together, we can offset the bad influence of Schwarzenberg’s visit to St. Petersburg!”

Li Xiao understood Duke Alexander’s worries very well. Whether it was Neschel Rodier or Nicholas I in China, they were raking their ears towards Austria. Know the workaround.

So it is very possible that Schwarzenberg has arrived in St. Petersburg this time, and it is really possible that Nicholas I will be touched. Then the old yin forced his uncle’s ears to soften, and he really went to Schwarzenberg and Neschelro. Repeated evil.

But the Duke of Alexander couldn’t go back to do the work himself, and even if he went back, it would be of little significance, because Nicholas I was actually biased towards Austria from the bottom of his heart. The reason why he was going to the Duke of Alexander before was because the interests of the Balkans and the Caucasus were too tempting. But now, as long as Schwarzenberg is crying there, Nicholas I will really feel soft.

If nothing is done, it is very likely that in the next one or two years, Russia’s foreign policy will be deviated by Schwarzenberg and Neschelro, and the price will be too high.

If you can move the Prussians and let them stab Austria in the back, it should be able to offset part of the bad influence. Even if you cooperate properly, there will be unexpected good results. At least the “Treaty of Olmitz” in history will not repeat itself.

“Are you going to Berlin?” Li Xiao asked.

Duke Alexander smiled slightly and said: “No! I can’t go to Berlin. As long as I leave Vienna on the front foot, the spies on the back foot Schwarzenberg will immediately inform him, and Neschel Rodie will be on His Majesty’s side. Make a small report…”

Li Xiao smiled, Duke Alexander’s greatest sorrow was here, because he could not gain the full trust of Nicholas I anyway, or he could not replace Nicholas I in Nicholas I’s heart anyway. Status. So even if he did well during this time, he would be nailed to Vienna immobile.

If he dared to go to Berlin sneakily, letting Nicholas I know that it would definitely be furious. For him, Duke Alexander would be blatantly engaging in petty actions and blatantly singing against him, which is intolerable!

So Li Xiao asked, “So you meant to let me go, right?”

The Duke of Alexander laughed again. He did mean that. Li Xiao went to Berlin to communicate with the Prussians on his behalf. One was that he had a small goal, and the other was that someone was flexible enough and proactive enough to understand his true intentions, and could actively resolve possible existence. The problem.

Do not underestimate the flexibility of diplomats. This is particularly important, especially in this era of particularly inconvenient communication. If diplomats are not sufficiently flexible and proactive, they are really passive. Almost nothing can be done!

And Li Xiao has proved his flexibility and initiative some time ago, and he really won very good conditions for Duke Alexander and his family. So the first thing Duke Alexander could not leave this time was to let Li Xiao act as a special envoy.

Of course, Li Xiao’s favorable conditions are outstanding but the unfavorable conditions are also very prominent. The first is that his identity is too sensitive. If Nicholas I knew that the Duke of Alexander instigated Li Xiao to engage in small actions behind his back, the consequences would be disastrous.

However, this time Li Xiao couldn’t completely hide his identity. After all, he was going to Prussia to communicate with politicians, so there was no way to keep confidential.

Secondly, Li Xiao not only has the issue of identity sensitivity, another issue that worries the Duke of Alexander even more is that Li Xiao is sometimes too flexible and initiative. Look at this guy’s courage, since he left St. Petersburg, he dare not do anything.

I dared to go to Wallachia with nothing but White Wolf, and let this guy go to Berlin to figure out what moth he was going to make. Sometimes the Duke of Alexander was really afraid of the tossing energy and courage of this product, so he would really dare to do anything. This guy has been successful before, but who can guarantee success every time? UU Reading www.uukanshu. What if com fails?

The Duke of Alexander also especially told him: “Your Excellency, your main purpose of this trip is to do a good job of contact and communication, and convey my goodwill to Prussia. Don’t make your own way, otherwise, if something goes wrong, I will There is no such thing as a whip who can’t help me!”

Li Xiao is not stupid, how could he not hear the meaning of Duke Alexander. Isn’t it just worrying about him doing things, but how can you break the situation if you don’t do things? What’s the point of acting honestly as Nicholas I intended?

However, he also knew that he must not go too far. At most, he would be frantically trying to jump right and left on the bottom line of the Duke of Alexander. Extraordinary things can be done, but not too much.

Of course, he agreed with his mouth, patting his chest to assure the Duke of Alexander that he would do what he wanted.

The Duke of Alexander sighed. Obviously he also knew that Li Xiao’s guarantee was not reliable, but who made him not have a more suitable candidate? Sometimes he was depressed. It was obvious that he was a diplomatic expert, so Leonid had not inherited any of his wisdom and had no interest in diplomacy and government affairs. Instead, he wanted to serve as a soldier. If Leonid could inherit his father’s legacy, would he be so entangled…